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Baku, February 23, AZERTAC
Following a ceremony of signing documents, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani have made statements for the press.
Statement by President Ilham Aliyev:
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Legal Status of Caspian Sea
Introduction
The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on Earth, having an even larger area than that of the American Great Lakes or that of Lake Victoria in East Africa. The length of the

Introduction
The tragedy of the commons dates all the back to Aristotle. It is the story of humans depleting and destroying the free gifts of the world. There have been many incidences of other commons being destroyed like, the Black Sea,

CASPIAN SEA ISSUES
Questions surrounding the legal status of the Caspian Sea have hindered--but not stopped--further development of the Sea's mineral resources. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the independence of three new countries

Abstract
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Caspian Sea and its natural resources became a source of contention for Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. The underlying issue is paradoxical in light of its misleading simplicity – is the

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
SOCAR (State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan) will additionally produce around 32.85 mcm of gas and 5,480 tons of condensate annually by commissioning a well at the Guneshli offshore field after overhaul, the company

The export of Russian black caviar has tripled in the first eleven months of last year compared with the same period of 2014, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture reported on Friday.
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about 50 tons of black caviar, and exported 4.71

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – An energy analyst has said Iran can establish an energy trade zone in the Caspian Sea region to export electricity to its neighbors instead of natural gas.
Mahmoud Khaghani, a member of

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its latest version of the Food Chain Crisis Early Warning Bulletin for the period January-March 2016 that indicating that Dieback of

The workshop entitled "Caspian Sea - Sustainable Development and Management" will be held in Turkmenistan's resort city Avaza March 7-18, the Turkmen government said Feb. 27.
The purpose of the workshop is to further develop the cooperation of the

By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
A meeting of heads of railway and maritime offices of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Georgia was held in Turkmenistan’s Avaza national tourist zone, a message of the Turkmen government said March 1.
The issues on development of

By Farhad Daneshvar – Trend:
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called on to reconsider the eliminated Nabucco West project.
“Proposal for the Nabucco gas pipeline was partially eliminated after imposing sanctions against Iran and now with the

The US President Barack Obama has a unique opportunity to assist in establishing peace between Yerevan and Baku which are at loggerheads due to the occupation of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region by Armenia, Rob Sobhani, CEO of the US Caspian Group

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Azerbaijan and Hungary can jointly work in Iran, Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev said.
He made the remarks during Azerbaijan-Hungary business forum in Baku March 6.
The business forum is being held during the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to

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By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Iran, both nations enjoying huge natural gas reserves in the world, have a potential to become key suppliers of gas to the European market, Omid Shokri Kalehsar believes.
The energy

With the break-up of the Soviet Union and the troubles prevalent in the Balkans there has been much renewed interest in the early history of Eastern Europe. Troubles have fuelled nationalist tendencies in the region and there has been much

Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes. This new documentary shows why we should stop and think.
“Of course we need a different energy model,” Alberto Santoro states emphatically. “It is

Diplomatic attention has intensified on the project of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) while both obstacles to and incentives for its realization increase. Turkmenistan's commitment to the project may be inferred from the finally completed construction of its East-West Pipeline

By Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
Some $696.1 million has been allocated since the beginning of construction to finance the construction of a new generation drilling rig in Azerbaijan, the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) told Trend.
"Some $287.6 million has been

A senior official with TMK, Russia’s largest manufacturer of steel pipes for the oil and gas industry, said Wednesday the company is in talks to supply Iran’s oil and gas sector with pipes.
“We have a program underway to

Baku, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan and Iran have discussed operational conditions on the state border as Chief of the State Border Service Elchin Guliyev met with commander of the Iranian Border Guard Qasem Rezaee.
They explored prospects of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan’s State Border

Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, which are the five Caspian littoral states, have convened in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan from January 27-29 to talk about the legal status of the sea. The Caspian Sea has been a cause

By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Qatar, the two energy-rich countries located in the South Caucasus and the Middle East regions, respectively, have expressed intention to further develop both political and economic relations.
President Ilham Aliyev believes that the two countries should raise

The 4th Global Baku Forum titled 'Towards a Multipolar World' has started in Baku today.
Its opening is attended by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s first lady Mehriban Aliyeva and the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,

The FINANCIAL -- According to the analysis of the geography of export supplies of Ukrainian groats held by APK-Inform analysts, Ukraine actively supplies the reporting commodities to countries of the Caspian-Black Sea region, in particular, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

By Elchin Mehdiyev, Maksim Tsurkov - Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor project will become a new energy source for Europe, Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig Aliyev said March 11.
He made the remarks during the discussion ‘The future of energy, the future of

By Vagif Sharifov, Anakhanum Khidayatova – Trend:
Trend Agency has had an exclusive interview with the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, who earlier arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to take part in the Fourth Global Baku Forum.
The interview with

By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
Azerbaijan makes significant contribution to ensuring the world’s energy security, Turkey’s former foreign minister Hikmet Cetin told reporters in Baku, March 10.
He noted that the energy security is a very important issue.
“The Middle East and South

On February 23, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran, where he met with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. Notably, the two presidents signed 11 memoranda of understanding (MoU) across several areas of cooperation, including energy, the economy and transport (IRNA,

Russia is investing tens of millions of dollars to refurbish a pair of hulking Cold War-era ships, outfitting them with Moscow’s latest anti-air and ship defense systems and next-generation missiles.
The nuclear-powered Kirov-class battlecruisers were developed in the late 1970s and

Kazakhstan is embarking on some of the most ambitious reforms in its independent history as President Nursultan Nazarbayev moves to implement his election campaign platform of five institutional reforms.
President Nazarbayev announced in his inaugural speech last May that a “Plan

Turkey and Ukraine decided to cooperate in a number of fields, including politics, economy, education and tourism, during a three-hour Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council meeting which was chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko

Denholm Oilfield Services has secured contracts worth $110 million in the Caspian and Middle East region in the last 12 months.
The company, which has held a presence in key locations such as Kazakhstan during the past two decades, is benefiting

By Aygun Badalova, Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor, which proposes gas supplies from the Caspian region to Europe, is an essential project and must be supported, the British Transatlantic and Caucasus Studies Institute director Ziba Norman told Trend.
“The

A meeting of the delegations led by chief of the State Border Service (SBS), Colonel General Elchin Guliyev, Deputy Director of the Russian Federation’s Federal Security Service, head of the Border Service Vladimir Kulishov

Baku - APA-Economics. Ali Hasanov, Azerbaijani president's aide for public and political affairs, has called on Japanese companies to join an initiative to transport gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe on a route that does not go through

The Caspian Sea is situated on the border of Europe and Asia. It is bordered with the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran. The Caspian is the largest inland body of water in the world.
Since the ancient

by Farid Rauf oglu Shafiyev
The Caspian Sea is the largest closed water body in the world and is surrounded by five states--Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. It has an area of 440,000 square kilometers with an ultra-depth of 1,025

By Aygun Badalova - Trend:
The meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC countries, which was initially scheduled for March 20 in Russia, will unlikely take place. Reuters, referring to OPEC sources reported that the meeting on a plan to freeze output levels

TransCaspian 2016, the 15th Anniversary International Transport, Transit and Logistics Exhibition, will take place from 11 - 13 May at Baku Expo Centre. This year, the exhibition is marking its 15th anniversary.
Over the years, the exhibition has established itself as

By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
Iran plans to increase its exports volume to Russia by $ 1.5 billion in the new Iranian fiscal year (starting March 21), Asadollah Asgaroladi, a member of the Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce said.
Iran currently exports

By Aynur Karimova
Amid the global economic crisis, sharp drop in crude prices, political chaos and bloodshed in the Middle East, as well as increased threat of terrorism, cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey gains much more importance.
From this angle, Azerbaijani President

The Beginner's Guide to Caviar
How to serve, pair, and savor the finest sturgeon roe.
There's no quicker way to announce that a meal special. More than lobster or champagne (or even a giant bucket of fried chicken), a dollop of

President Erdoğan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Aliyev met at the fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council, where Erdoğan announced that the works for the construction of the TANAP are progressing as planned
The fifth Azerbaijan-Turkey High Strategic Cooperation Council

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor project’s (SGC) net financial needs for operations and capex will be close to $8.4 billion in 2016-2019, said the message of the international ratings agency Fitch Ratings on March 17.

By Aygun Badalova - Trend:
Construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will not only contribute to energy security, but also will increase competitiveness, boost job creation and growth, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice-president for Energy Union, said in an

By Aynur Karimova
The Southern Gas Corridor project, aiming to bring the Caspian gas to Europe, is one of the biggest construction projects of our time.
This was announced by Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic at the

In a week that saw Russia pulling some of its armed forces out of Syria and signs of increasing cooperation between Russia and the US in the region, it is important to examine Russian interest in energy, and particularly gas,

By Prof. Dr. Rovshan Ibrahimov*
Dr. Vassilios Sitaras recently published a policy brief for CCEE titled “Transporting Gas Across the Caspian: A New Option”, proposing an alternative method for delivering natural gas from Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and

Hoshang Tale, Ph D (Economics), Consultant Economist & Researcher
Before Peter the Great (1682- 1752) played his political games in the Caspian region, this Sea was under the sole control of Iran and was known as the Sea of Mazandaran after

The Early Temples and Monuments of the Alban People in Ancient Azerbaijan
According to the information gleaned from numerous historical sources, the territories of ancient Azerbaijan, known as Caucasian Albania (not to be confused with the modern-day Albania in Europe) covered

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Joint military exercises of Azerbaijani and Turkish air forces, TURAZ Shahini–2016, have wrapped up in Konya, Turkey, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said March 25.
Azerbaijani Air Force Commander, Lieutenant-General Ramiz Tahirov and Commander of the Turkish Air Force

P&I provides larger liability support for Iran oil imports
As Iran is moving ahead with a promised rise in its oil exports, indications are appearing that the international businesses are trying to ease the flow of the Iranian oil

Iran using Asian help to revamp refineries
Iran said on Friday that it is working with Asian investors and builders to revamp several of its key refineries.
Abbas Kazemi, the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and

Nowadays, a variety of means are being used in order to implement and extend the “controlled chaos” in the national economies and societies in the geopolitical struggle. The actor, who is using the tool, is maintaining the “controlled chaos” within

Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan take orders from Moscow, Washington, and Beijing. He describes this geopolitical concept as a

By Emil Ilgar – Trend:
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, is not dead and negotiations over realization of the project continue, the Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company Hamid Reza Iraqi told Fars News Agency.
"Pakistan has agreed to build a 100km-pipeline

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Azerbaijan supplied 594.46 million cubic meters of gas to Turkey in January of 2016, compared to 577.36 million cubic meters in January of 2015, said the report from Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA).
This is while the country delivered 6.17

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Turkmenistan and Russia have discussed the prospects for intensifying the interregional cooperation in various spheres, said the message from Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The sides focused on the spheres of mechanical engineering, energy, chemical, oil and gas industry, agriculture,

Kazakhstan is a top-10 country in many things. Being the world’s ninth biggest country it is the largest economy in Central Asia and second largest among former Soviet Republics. Kazakhstan’s land holds the entire periodic table of elements with active

The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, a part of the Azerbaijan-initiated giant Southern Gas Corridor, is not just a major investment for Greece, but also a significant geopolitical tool for this country.
Such a remark was made by TAP's country Manager for Greece, Rikard

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Political support for third countries often becomes unaffordable for regional powers during economic difficulties.
Perhaps, in “peacetime” Iran and Russia considered the idea to include Armenia at least in some regional infrastructure projects, including transport, but today the main issue on

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Turkmennebitgazgurlushyk (“Turkmenneftegazstroy”) state concern has begun welding the pipes of the linear part of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline’s Turkmen section.
More than 100 units of special equipment are being used within current work, a message released by Turkmen Oil and Gas

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It is planned to hold the UN first World Conference on Sustainable Transport in Turkmenistan in late 2016, according to the message of the Turkmen government.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree, according to which the staff of the organizing

Director of the Zoology Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Ilham Alekperov spoke about new discoveries and breakthroughs in this field while talking to Day.Az.
“Activity of the Zoology Institute covers all issues related to the fauna of

ASTANA – The Kashagan development project operator – North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) – is planning to substantially expand and extend the first production stage – the Experimental Programme (EP). The operator company has developed an AEP project – Additional

urkmenistan's armed forces are conducting unprecedented large-scale, unannounced exercises, an indication of the growing importance the country's government is placing on its defense.
The exercises began "in the dead of night" between Friday and Saturday, on a personal command of President

Turkmenistan has considered Azerbaijan's proposal on reduction of cargo transportation tariffs and made a 20-percent discount to Turkey for cargo transshipment through the Caspian Sea.
Nejat Fatih Sener, the Executive Director of Turkish International Transporters’ Association, said on March 28 that

WorldFood Azerbaijan 2016, one of the most important and significant events in the region’s food industry, will take place from May 19-21 at Baku Expo Center. Over the years, the exhibition has established itself as a leading event in

The Caspian Sea region has become a central focal point for untapped oil and natural gas resources from the southern portion of the former Soviet Union. Beginning in May 2005, oil from the southern sections of the Caspian Sea began

ran's ambitious project to build a 'trans-Iranian' canal from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf will only be possible with Russia's help, says Bahram Amirahmadiyan, an expert on political geography at the University of Tehran.
Over the weekend, media

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Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a decree to improve the rules of selling wool, carpets and hand-woven carpets abroad, said the message from the Turkmen government.
The document was presented during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, during which

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Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has met with President of the Rumsfeld Foundation and former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld within the framework of the working visit to the US, the website Georgia Online reported.
At the meeting, Margvelashvili said in

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The acquisition issue of 66 percent stake of Greece gas distribution network operator - DESFA by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and sale of 17 percent share to European companies can be solved by late 2016, the

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry.
Prior to the meeting they made remarks for the press.
Welcoming the attendees, John Kerry said he

By Elena Kosolapova - Trend: Despite the fact that the European Union is ready to resume talks with Russia over the South Stream gas pipeline, the project should fully comply with the rules of the Third Energy Package, independent European

The Southern Gas Corridor project aimed at delivering Azerbaijan’s natural gas to Europe wouldn’t have advanced without strong US backing, according to Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.
“We are very grateful to the government of United States for its

Ever since relations between the United States and Iran grew strained after the Iranian revolution in 1979, as a nation, we have had limited access to the Caspian Sea, the sturgeon fish that reside there, and the roe contained in

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China agreed to help Iran building a railway which will form part of China's High Speed Silk Road Railway.
China has a winning SRR formula: dual-Usage bullet train technology and irresistible co-operation terms.
When SRR completed, freight train from China can reach

Iran to start new round of regional diplomatic initiatives in coming days, Tehran’s envoy to Baku, Mohsen Pak Ayeen said.
“In coming days we will witness more intensified regional diplomacy of Iran, as trilateral meetings are on the agenda,” Pak Ayeen

Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Azeri counterpart Zakir Hasanov on Monday discussed latest developments in the Karabakh region in a telephone conversation.
Recent tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Karabakh region killed at least 30

Speedy signing of the convention on the status of the Caspian Sea will contribute to cooperation of the littoral states, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said Apr.5.
He made the remarks during the meeting of the special working group for

The Russo-Persian Treaty of Friendship was signed on February 26, 1921 between representatives of Iran and the Soviet Russia. Based on the terms of the treaty, all previous agreements made between the signatories including the Treaty of Turkmenchay were canceled.

Gilaks People
The Gilani people or Gilaks are an Iranian people native to the northern Iran province of Gilan. Gilaks, along with the closely related Mazandarani people, comprise part of the Caspian people, who inhabit the southern

Lahijan
Lahijan is a Caspian sea resort in and the capital of Lahijan County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 71,871, in 21,518 families.
The resort Lahijan has both traditional and modern architecture. The

Ramsar
Ramsar is a city in and the capital of Ramsar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 33,018, in 9,421 families.
Ramsar lies on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It was also

Baku hosted the next meeting of the special working group created at the level of deputy ministers to develop a convention on a legal status of the Caspian Sea.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov, addressing the session on April

Azersu OJSC, a company that provides potable water supply and sanitation services across Azerbaijan, signed a contracting agreement with South Korean company Hansol EME Co LTD on April 5 on installation of the waste-water treatment equipment in Pirshagi settlement of

By Paul Salopek
My intercontinental ramble, called the Out of Eden Walk, is a storytelling project that aims to retrace the footsteps of the first anatomically modern humans who migrated out of Africa back in the Stone Age. I am plodding

The land of the gods man is possibly the next superpower of renewable energy in the Middle East
After years of isolation and sanctions, the framework agreement between Iran and the P5+1 countries (the U.S., U.K., Russia, China, France and

Leading maritime exhibition offers gateway to maritime and offshore opportunities in Iran
Europort has become the official and exclusive international partner of IRANIMEX, the leading maritime & offshore exhibition in Iran. The agreement brings together the brand behind the

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A communiqué has been issued on the results of the trilateral meeting of the Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian foreign ministers in Baku Apr.7.
The parties agreed to continue the further development of cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, partnership and

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Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia attach great importance to the transport corridors passing through these countries, and in particular the railway networks, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
He made the remarks at a press conference following the trilateral meeting of the

Caspian littoral countries agreed on a number of important provisions of the draft Convention, including issues related to sovereignty, the implementation of sovereign rights and jurisdiction of the parties in the Caspian Sea.
This is reflected in the final Communiqué

The resurgence of violence between Azerbaijan and Armenians poses little immediate risk to the key pipelines that link European markets to the Caspian Sea, according to analysts from London to Washington.
In a region where risk is the norm, “these sorts

Caspian Sea littoral states eye economic cooperation
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Deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states have discussed expansion of economic cooperation at a meeting in Baku, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said.
The Islamic Republic of Iran believes in the

Iran's $10Bln Mega Canal Could be Game Changer in Global Trade Routes
Russian experts comment on the prospects for the realization of Iran's ambitious 'trans-Iranian' canal, which would run from the Caspian Sea to the Persian

Moscow, Baku May Invest in Iran-Related Projects
Azerbaijan continues to work on several energy and transport enterprises with Russia and Iran, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
BAKU (Sputnik) — Russia and Azerbaijan are working

Turkmenistan advancing on South Asian gas market
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Despite skepticism of some experts regarding the progress of construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, which dates back to 2010, the deal started rolling.
The State Concern 'Turkmengaz',

Azerbaijan achieves milestones in energy policy in Q1 2016
The energy policy of Azerbaijan, which has turned into one of the main guarantors of Europe’s energy security, recorded important achievements and milestones of historical significance in the first quarter of 2016.
Energy

North-South Corridor from Russia to India to compete with Suez Canal
Following talks with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed that Russia has agreed to begin substantive studies on the implementation of

Leader calls for ‘honest cooperation’ among Muslims to uproot terrorism
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev late on Monday.
“Certain powers, particularly America, are not honest and serious in their alleged fight against

Russia, Azerbaijan agree to activate Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council
visit of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in Baku has led to a number of economic agreements.
"We’ve agreed that we will intensify the work of the Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council

Azerbaijan to take decisive measures towards army building
Azerbaijan has set a goal to take decisive measures towards army building in 2016.
Today, the Azerbaijani army is among the strongest armies in the world both for its material and technical equipment,

Turkmenistan Diversifies Its Gas Exports To Reduce Reliance On China
In January 2016, the Russian media reported that Russia’s gas giant, Gazprom, had discontinued all purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan and was not planning to resume imports

Trending Science: Earth shifting on its polar axis due to climate change
A new NASA study has found that melting ice and shifting rain patterns are causing the North and South Poles to drift, resulting in a dramatic shift in

SGC to save Turkey from gas dependence on Russia
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The Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project will save Turkey from gas dependence on Russia, said Stephen Blank, senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.
He made the remarks addressing an event

Azerbaijan invites U.S. companies to Baku-based FTZ
Azerbaijan has invited the U.S. Agency for International Development and other organizations to participate in the establishment of a free trade zone in the Alat settlement of Baku.
Azerbaijan's Economy and Industry Minister Shahin

Russia still most important partner for Turkmenistan, says president
Russia remains the most important partner for Turkmenistan, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said during the meeting with Alexander Zhilkin, governor of Russia's Astrakhan region, in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government reported.
The president

Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations
Forecast
Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.
To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

Russia: A Global Energy Powerhouse That’s Much More Than a Petro-State
Russia is not what you think. Most discussion about its energy influence has focused on oil and gas, particularly gas. Russia can be described, and is routinely described,

President Aliyev meets Iranian counterpart
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has met with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani in Istanbul.
The presidents hailed dynamic development of Azerbaijani-Iranian bilateral and multilateral relations and cooperation in various

BP, its partners invest almost $60B in Azerbaijan
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The British BP company together with its partners on development of the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli and Shah Deniz oil and gas fields invested in Azerbaijan over $58 billion over the period of more than 20-year

In 25th anniversary of Independency, Turkmenistan focuses on giant TAPI energy project
Celebrating its 25th independence anniversary, Turkmenistan - one of major energy exporting countries - is making efforts toward creating stable systems to carry energy to world markets. It

Gazprom and ENI to step up cooperation
Following the success of the Blue Stream project, ''cooperation between Gazprom and ENI will be increased further'', Russian energy minister Aleksander Novak told ANSA in an exclusive interview.
''A series of documents

Armenia's Eurasian Dilemma
Today in Armenia, which is an ally of Russia in the South Caucasus, the public, the expert community and various political forces are discussing the practicability of membership in organizations that are not able to

Why do we need to save the tiger?
The natural population of these beautiful felines that we are used to seeing under captivity is disintegrating slowly.
Tigers are among the most endangered animals on earth. The natural population of

The Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata), also known as the Hyrcanian tiger, the Mazandaran tiger, the Persian tiger and the Turan tiger, is an extinct tiger subspecies that had been recorded in the wild until the early 1970s, and formerly

Will the Caspian's status change the energy equation?
Turkey is fast becoming the Caspian region's energy hub. For this reason, it needs to consider all the energy dynamics in the region. One of these energy dynamics is the Caspian Sea region.

Master of its domains
Much is made about the importance of oil to the Russian economy, but Russia is a global energy powerhouse that’s much more than a petro-state
By Scott L Montgomery
Russia is not what you think. Most

Turkmenistan, ESCAP to expand co-op in transportation sphere
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Turkmenistan and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) have discussed the expansion of cooperation in transportation sphere, said the message from Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry.
ESCAP is

U.S. calls for strong economic ties with Azerbaijan
The U.S. State Department has voiced the necessity to strengthen the economic ties between Baku and Washington.
"We discussed the issues related to trade, finances, agriculture, combating corruption," Kurt Tong, the Principal Deputy

Iran, Kazakhstan’s Speakers Meet in Moscow
Senior Iranian and Kazakh legislators on Tuesday held a meeting on the sidelines of the first session of Eurasian parliamentary speakers in the Russian capital, Moscow.
At the meeting, Speaker of Iran’s parliament

Bilateral and three lateral agreements will not be effective until the five-sided agreement is signed - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Rahimpour
An issue of transit and provision of assistance to

Astana to host 13th Eurasian Media Forum
Annual meeting of politicians, public figures and media representatives opens on April 20, 2016 in Astana, Caspian Energy News (www.caspianenergy.net) reports with reference to
The Forum will discuss the most vexed

Lower oil prices lead to greater cooperation on energy
The G20 nations have enjoyed the benefits arising from oil price volatility, but it’s clear that international partnerships remain a vital aspect of every nation’s energy policy
The collapse of oil

UAE is home to the world's largest caviar factory
A sprawling industrial estate in the capital of the United Arab Emirates is the unlikely location for a fish farm which is the world's largest caviar factory.
Sturgeon, the fish that produces

First TAP pipes arrive in Albania
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP) announced the arrival of the first steel line pipes and machinery for the construction of the Albanian section of the pipeline.
The occasion was marked by a ceremony in

Groundwater depletion shifting Earth's axis: Scientists
JAIPUR: Groundwater depletion in India is a calamity that now calls for urgent measures. What is less well known, though, is that Earth's spin around its axis too is especially sensitive to

Karabakh conflict discussed in Tokyo
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as further developments of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Japan was high on the agenda of the annual meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Friendship League.
Addressing the event, Gursel Ismayilzade, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador

Why Iran is building up its defenses
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the necessity of developing Iran’s defense power in an article published on Wednesday.
Nearly three years ago, the newly elected Iranian president called for

Baku Higher Oil School to organize int’l conference
On 25-28 April, 2016, BHOS and UK-based Confidence Capital company with the support of SOCAR will jointly organize international practical conference on 'Caspian Basin and Central Asia: Trade, Logistics, Oil Processing and

Tourist Zone «Avaza» – the resort pearl of national industry of hospitality
In National Tourist Zone “Avaza”, a swimming season is in full swing. In these days, thousands of residents of Turkmenistan from all parts of the country

Iran-Azerbaijan trade turnover up by 53%
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He said thanks

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Speaking at a joint press conference with the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra

BP, SOCAR strike deal to explore block in Caspian Sea
BP and Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly explore potential prospects in the block D230 in the North Absheron Basin in the Azerbaijan

SOCAR commissions prolific gas well in Caspian Sea
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Russian oil exports to China hit record high in April
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EBRD Mulls SGC Loan
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Gosman Amrin, deputy chairman of the

Over 50 trains will pass Azerbaijan via TITR project in 2016
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Iran ready to join European power grid
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Speaking at a meeting with Energy Charter Secretary General Urban Rusnák in Tehran,

Iran resumes crude oil swap
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Croatian shipbuilder to build two ferry vessels for the transport of railway carriages in Caspian Sea
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Russian hopes for Iran trade boom run aground at Caspian port
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The quantum leap for Indian diplomacy that was the Chabahar agreement, was seeded by NDA1 and nurtured by NDA2, while the two UPA administrations in between failed to make much progress
The recent agreement between

Moscow is preparing special beach areas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has

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Germany offers electronic control system for Turkmenbashi sea port
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The presentation was held

Terrorism aims to safeguard Zionists
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Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian met and talked

Iran, Russia planning to set joint bureau on scientific cooperation
Chancellor of Shahid Beheshti University Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi announced planning to set up a joint bureau for scientific and technology cooperation between Iran and Russia.
He

Iran at the Crossroads of The Eurasian Land-Bridge
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Caspian Sea littoral states meeting ends in Moscow
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In a wide-ranging presentation, which

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As Neil Melvin and Ekaterina Klimenko see it, the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh is arguably

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The gas consumption in the countries of the European Union has increased by

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On September 1, 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his maiden visit

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Azerbaijan’s energy monpoly Socar produced 5.4% less gas in the first five months of the year than in the same period of 2015. Output stood at 2.65bn m3, according to Socar’s latest figures, of

Tehran-Astrakhan direct flight starts operation
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Valiollah Afkhamizadeh told reporters on Saturday

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Vipers usually have

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The meeting

TANAP and TAP to be discussed at NATO summit in Warsaw
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A senior Indian journalist believes that Iran’s full flagged membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will enhance the security and stability in the region.
In an exclusive

Iran's Shanghai Cooperation Organization inclusion to bolster strategic ties: Russian professor
Iran's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is going to make more strategic, ties between Tehran and Moscow, says an associate member of the Russian Academy of

Azerbaijan’s SOCAR commissions new well in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR will additionally produce 3.65 million cubic meters of gas and 32,850 tons of oil per year as it has put into operation a new well in the

SOCAR’s Turkish Partner Wins Massive No-Bid Construction Projects
Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company, SOCAR, likes Turkey’s Tekfen Construction and Installation building company so much, it tried to buy into it in 2008.
But that move was blocked by the global financial crisis that

Turkey needs to reduce gas dependence from Russia
After the relations between Turkey and Russia worsened due to the incident with Russian SU-24 bomber in 2015, some say Turkey needs to decrease its reliance on Russian gas and diversify further

India and SCO
India Has More Hoops to Jump for SCO Membership
“I convey our deep sense of gratitude to the members of the SCO for accepting India as a full member,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi told leaders of the Shanghai

ArcelorMittal supplies 75,000 tonnes of steel for Trans-Adriatic Pipeline construction
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TAP, whose construction will begin mid-2016, is the latest European leg

Turkmenistan OKs double taxation avoidance agreement with Czech Republic
Turkmen parliament has ratified the convention on double taxation avoidance and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to income taxes and capital signed with the Czech Republic, the Turkmen government reported.
Trade,

Where additional volumes of newly discovered Turkmen gas head for?
Turkmenistan has discovered new commercial flows of natural gas as a result of lately conducted 3D seismic survey, particularly in the area where the country’s largest gas field Galkynysh is

From Tatarstan to Persia and back: how descendants of a Tatar Sheikh turned out in Iran
Saga about a history of five generations of Magfuri-Bulgari's dynasty told by a ‘100% Tatar man’ from Iran
A descendant of an ancient dynasty of

Turkmenistan, China eye further co-op
Turkmenistan and China have confirmed their readiness to further enhance economic partnership in view of its enormous potential, national interests and a common vision for the future of the Asian region, the Turkmen government reported

Transporting Turkmen Energy to Europe: a New Approach
The importance of the launch of the Caspian Energy Grid initiative at the Research Institute for Energy Management & Planning of Tehran University (RIEMP) on June 20 should not be

EIA sees Azerbaijan as important oil and gas supplier to Europe
Azerbaijan, one of the oldest oil-producing countries in the world, is an important oil and natural gas supplier in the Caspian Sea region, particularly for European markets, the US

Invasive Species Could Creep into Armstrong Waters
by Jonathan Weaver
Boaters traveling along the Allegheny River or traveling to places like Pymatuming State Park in Crawford County this Summer should heed warning: there could be invasive species traveling with you.
Biologist Sara Stahlman,

Lawmaker says Russia wants Turkey to change approaches to Syria, Iraq
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered his apologies to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of the pilot of the downed Russian plane
Chairman of the Federation Council’s

An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says Iran and Turkmenistan have envisioned a $30bn barter deal in their economic exchange.
The deal allows for Iranian goods and services to be bartered for Turkmenistan’s natural gas, the official IRNA news agency quoted

By Amina Nazarli
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has once again confirmed Azerbaijan’s importance in ensuring energy security both at regional and international scale.
In its Country Analysis Brief report, EIA said Azerbaijan, one of the oldest oil-producing countries in the

By Fatma Babayeva
As Turkey’s relations with its biggest gas supplier – Russia worsened, many thought that the country needs to reduce dependence on Russia and diversify away from Russian gas.
“It is the right time for Turkey to diversify gas import

By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
Turkey now has an appropriate moment to diversify its gas sources, senior fellow in Energy Policy at the Center for Eastern Studies in Warsaw, Agata Loskot-Strachota believes.
“Currently it is quite a good moment to look for

The Kremlin has successfully made itself the most powerful party to this war. The best the White House can do now is to make them own it.
Earlier this month, 51 mid-level officers at the U.S. State Department wrote a

TEHRAN (TCA) — An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says Iran and Turkmenistan are pursuing a $30 billion goods-for-energy barter deal to take place in the course of the next 10 years, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
The deal

Iran will import gas worth $30bn from Turkmenistan over the next ten years in exchange for engineering goods and services of the same value.
Oil ministry representative Mohammad Taqi Amanpour said June 27 that the two countries had finalized $2.5bn of

In Dagestan province, once home to an Islamist insurrection, the situation is calmer since men left to join the jihad
MAKHACHKALA, Russia—For decades, the rugged province of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea cradled an Islamist rebellion so vicious that

Indian expert: Iran can play important role in economic stabilization of Afghanistan, SCO states
A prominent Indian expert of Afghanistan and the Central Asian affairs believes that Iran can play an important role in the economic stabilization of not only

Ukraine has sent the draft agreement on establishment of the Baltic Sea-Black Sea-Caspian Sea international transport corridor to the Azerbaijani side.
Such was the statement of Hennadiy Zubko, Ukraine's Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Services he made at

On 1 July 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 January 2017.
These measures were introduced on 31 July 2014 initially for one year in response to Russia's actions

The European Union has formally agreed to extend its economic sanctions on Russia by six months until the end of January 2017, the European Council announced on Friday.
The decision was long expected. It had been delayed until Friday because Italy

Azerbaijani-Belarusian business forum will be held July 15 in Baku, the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) said July 1.
Nearly 10 Belarusian companies will take part in the business forum, organized by Azerbaijan’s Economy Ministry and AZPROMO.
Trade turnover between

On June 28, Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) and Schneider Electric started a three day workshop on Contemporary Standards of Process Safety for SOCAR management, engineers and technical employees. During the three separate workshop sessions, the presentations will be made

India's Iran oil imports rose about 39 per cent in June year on year, preliminary data obtained by Reuters shows.
In the first half of 2016 India's Iran oil imports surged by about 58 per cent to about 342,000

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Establishing direct banking relations between Tehran and Ashgabat is a priority for Iran in line with efforts to boost trade ties between the two countries, the Iranian commercial attaché to Turkmenistan said.
Ramatollah Khormali said launching

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – UNDP deputy representative in Tehran met with Iranian deputy labor minister calling for a new round of cooperation between the two sides.
The ex-Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP in Iran Balasubramaniam Murali,

To mark the first anniversary of President Obama’s deal with Iran, the folks at the Foreign Policy Initiative have just published a comprehensive compilation of promises vs. results. It’s a devastating roundup.
FPI’s Tzvi Kahn notes what Obama, Secretary of State

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan said Zionist usurper regime is the root of all terror, instability and conflict in the Middle East.
Speaking at an Iftar ceremony of Iran’s Embassy hosting a gathering

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei receives a group of university students and representatives of student societies.
The Saturday meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, gave the students the opportunity to openly express their opinions and demands as well

Serbia is performing a delicate balancing act between its European aspirations, partnership with NATO and its centuries-old religious, ethnic and political alliance with Russia.
Belgrade is being wooed by the West which has sought to

Iranian Commercial Attaché to Ashgabat deemed direct banking relations and facilitated visa issuance as two means of boosting trade ties with the Central Asian country.
Rahmatollah Khormali said “facilitating commuting between countries as well as banking relations

Members of Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee will be visiting Syria, showing unfailing support for the Syrian government amid recent Syrian army victories.
Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, the committee spokesman, let slip the news on Sunday, saying the

Pakistan, Azerbaijan call for resolution of Kashmir, Nagorno-Karabakh disputes
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The Ambassador-designate of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Ali Alizada called on Special Assistant to the Prime Minister

Azer Turk Bank OJSC, one of the top-performing local banks occupying leading positions for implementation of innovative technologies, has implemented yet another novelty in the banking sector of Azerbaijan. Thus, for the first time in the country the

U.S. House of Representatives panel will debate legislation on Thursday intended to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran, which could also affect other planemakers, including Airbus if they became law.
A Financial Services subcommittee will

The United States Republican-controlled Congress is set to block Boeing Co's planned sale of dozens of commercial aircraft to Iran.
The House of Representatives was to debate an anti-Iran legislature on Thursday that could influence trade between Tehran and Boeing as

A House subcommittee on Thursday will debate three bill aimed at halting Boeing’s sale of passenger jets to Iran.
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade plans to debate the measures aimed at stopping the largest U.S. business

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will resume sailing to Iran this month after a four-year gap, transporting an oil cargo for a state-run refiner, the chairman of India’s biggest shipping company said on Tuesday.
The news sent SCI shares trading on

Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Barack Obama to discuss global conflicts, including those in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Ukraine.
According to official White House and Kremlin websites, the presidents had a phone conversation on July 6, during which President Putin

The Iranian cities of Mashhad and Lalejin have been designated as global cities of precious stones and pottery, respectively, the deputy head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization says.
Bahman Namvar Motlaq said on Saturday that the jury panel

IDEA Public Union, which is aimed at promoting public awareness of environmental issues, organized another beneficial campaign in the country.
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Ziba Norman: “Perhaps in the coming months we will see even deeper ties emerging between NATO and Azerbaijan."
NATO is aware of the need to secure the eastern periphery of Europe, to expand and deepen ties with countries that are not

While the Cold War-era Soviet Navy built a massive surface fleet to challenge the dominance of the U.S. Navy on the open ocean, that once mighty armada has all but disappeared. Much of the former Soviet Navy has been scrapped,

Russia considers Azerbaijan as important strategic partner for Russia in South Caucasus and Caspian Sea region, says FM
Azerbaijan is an important strategic partner for Russia in the South Caucasus and the Caspian Sea region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei

IDEA holds next environmental campaign
IDEA Public Union, which is aimed at promoting public awareness of environmental issues, organized another beneficial campaign in the country.
This time the public union focused on cleaning the largest river in Transcaucasia -- the Kura,

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Iran's geostrategic location has made it the key link in China's New Silk Road to Europe, while the Middle East has become one of Beijing's geopolitical

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Ashgabat is an amazing city with gleaming gold domes, extravagant white marble palaces and picturesque well-tended vast green parks situated in the middle of an oasis at the foot of the Kopet-Dag mountain

President Aliyev: Relevant instructions given to revive Odessa-Brody project
Relevant instructions have been given to revive the Odessa-Brody project, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev while making a press statement jointly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Baku July 14.
President

Advisor to Leader hails capacities of Caspian Sea littoral states
Littoral states of the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus countries have good potential for cooperation, Major-General Yahya Rahim Safavi, an advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, said on Wednesday.

Persian leopards set to make roaring comeback in Russia's Western Caucasus
Researchers released three Persian leopards into the Russian wilderness today in the first-ever attempt to reintroduce the species into the wild. The animals are expected to become the founders of

Caspian Colleagues: Why Russia & Iran Have Common Interests in the Region
The Russian Foreign Ministry has indicated that it is confident that the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea can be signed

railroad from Russia to Iran
The ambitious North-South Transport Corridor can allow us easy access to a vast region, boosting trade and diplomacy
The commencement of operations on the International North-South Transport Corridor project — connecting Bandar Abbas

After Warsaw: NATO, Russia and the Future of Security in Europe
There was a time when it was legitimate to wonder what NATO’s future role would be. Not anymore. If anything, the Atlantic Alliance is facing too many missions. Russia

Russian Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries
Russians are the dominant ethnicity in Russia today. The Russian language belongs to the East Slavic family and is related to Ukrainian and Belarusian. The Russian people, too, are closely related to their Belarusian and Ukrainian

Azeri (Azerbaijani) Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries
The independent country of Azerbaijan is located in the southeastern corner of the Caucasus region, and is home to many of the Azeri people. Many other Azeris live in northwestern Iran. They currently speak an

Caspian Energy Grid – London Launch
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water by area and the resources to be found around in and under the Caspian Sea have been disputed for millennia.
The issues

The beginning of a Russian-Iranian alliance
There are a number of economic and geopolitical reasons why Russia could be looking for a broader alliance with Iran, the most important of which is the desire to check U.S. influence in the

Iran and Russia move closer to heavy water sale
Iran is holding negotiations with Russia to sell the country around 40 tons of heavy water, Kommersant cited the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying on July 16. The

Exports of Razavi Food Company soar
Supervisor of Razavi Food Products Company has reported a 49-percent rise in exports of the company’s products within the first three months of the current year (began March 20).
In an

Kazakhstan's wheat production forecast at 13 million tonnes
Kazakhstan’s wheat production for market year 2016-17 is forecast at 13 million tonnes, same as the previous estimate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) said in a July 15

Kazakhstan's first special forces ship enters service
Kazakhstan has launched its first modernized special forces ship for the country's naval forces, the ministry of defense announced.
Built domestically, the ship will guard against underwater sabotage in port security operations,

Syria welcomes statements on Russia-US agreement on counterterrorism
Syria welcomes statements issued following the recent US Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to Moscow in assertion of agreement between Moscow and Washington on counterterrorism, said Syrian Foreign Ministry

Shifts in global terror pose threats to Caspian energy investment
With the emergence of new global terror trends, the potential for terror-based disruptions to Caspian energy investments and the oil industry in Central Asia and the Caucuses is causing

Taban Air launches Tehran-Astrakhan direct flight
Taban Air CEO has announced the operation of a new flight path between Tehran and Russia’s Astrakhan.
Founder and CEO of Taban Air Airline Company Asghar Abdollahpour made the announcement saying

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkish Leaders to Meet for Gas Talks
A high-level meeting reportedly set to take place later this year in Turkmenistan could put talk of building a natural gas pipeline across the Caspian Sea back on the agenda.
The

Russian diplomacy aims to accelerate Syrian endgame
The failed coup in Turkey has come as a god-sent opportunity for Russia to connect the dots. Russian diplomacy will be in top gear in Laos on Monday when Minister of Foreign Affairs

Travel Vaccines for Central Asia
Central Asia consists of the countries Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. This region is bounded by the Caspian Sea and China on either side, while Russia is its northern boundary.
While it is fun

Europe works on Turkmen gas import
The European Commission is following and implementing the Ashgabat declaration from 2015 on energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey, a source in the European Commission told Trend.
Within the implementation of this declaration the

US LNG export to compete with Russian pipeline supplies in Europe
Russia’s proposed new gas supplies to Europe will compete with the US LNG export to that region, analysts of the US JP Morgan bank expect.
Last week a cargo of

Georgia and Turkey look to build HPP on river Mtkvari
Georgia and Turkey are jointly looking at ways to deepen energy cooperation and build a hydroelectric power plant on the river Mtkvari, which originates in Turkey then runs eastward

Militarization of the Caspian Sea: A Zero-Sum Game?
On July 13, in the capital city of Astana, Kazakhstan hosted a meeting of the foreign ministers of the five Caspian littoral states. The officials gathered to discuss a draft convention on

New well commissioned in Caspian Sea
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR produced 3.78 million tons of oil from the country’s offshore and onshore fields in January-June 2016.
Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR will additionally produce nearly 16,500 tons of oil annually through commissioning

Azerbaijani, Russian, Iranian presidents’ meeting to be platform for energy cooperation development
A meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, to be held in Baku on August 8, will be a good

Malaysia’s Petronas company names new head in Azerbaijan
Hanafi Talib has been appointed the new head of Malaysia’s oil and gas company Petronas in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan’s Energy Ministry said July 27 that Hanafi Talib was presented to Azerbaijan’s Energy Minister Natig

Iran, China to explore new areas of cooperation despite challenges
China and Iran are set to expand their relations into areas that were previously blocked due to Western sanctions.
While Iran is wooing China into buying its oil and gas, China sees

Iran self-sufficient in wheat for 2nd year
Iran expects its state-sponsored purchases of wheat from domestic farmers to surpass 10 million tonnes this year, Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati says.
Harvests in the 2016/2017 crop season are on track to make

Russia pushing North-South route to reality
Russia says it has presented a plan to Iran which envisages establishing a unified transport company with India to operate along the emerging North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) – an ambitious intercontinental multi-modal route

Caspian Energy Under Threat From Terrorism
The effect of terrorism and the rise of ISIS on Middle Eastern oil sources has not gone unnoticed by global media. Less observed, however, has been the potential for terror-based disruptions to the

7 Continents of the World, Know About the Continents of the World Map
The Great Panzea- First Super Continents
At that time, there was no life but only one continent, it better can be called super continent- The Great

Iran, Russia resolved to up ties in post-JCPOA era: Minister
Iran and Russia are resolute in improving bilateral relations following the implementation of last July’s nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries, Iranian Minister of Communications and

Russia's MiG-35 Fulcrum-F: Ready for Battle against America's F-22 or F-35?
The Mikoyan MiG-35 Fulcrum-F is set to enter testing in 2017 with deliveries to the Russian Aerospace Forces starting in 2018. Flight tests for the new advanced

West playing with fire by curbing Aleppo liberation
While Syrian Army siege over Aleppo is completed and the biggest city of country is expected to be liberated in near future, West and some Arab states try to hinder

The Russian Caucasus They Don’t Show You in the News
A region so rich in unique cultures that it could even be called “a country within a country,” home to Russia’s most conservative Islamic communities, and an area where

Leaders of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan to discuss North-South transport project on August 8
The project will be a great contribution to developing inter-regional cooperation, says the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
The presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran - Vladimir Putin, Ilham Aliev

Kazakhstan-Ukraine Trade Crashes
143 train cars, blocked at the Ukraine-Russia border, explain why.
In the first eight months of 2016, 143 train cars laden with goods destined primarily for Kazakhstan, but also Kyrgyzstan, were stopped at the Russian-Ukrainian

From Caspian Sea to Central Asia: Russia, Iran Mull Joint War Games
Russia and Iran have agreed to hold joint military exercises, the newspaper Izvestia wrote, citing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu who had earlier met with General Vali Madani,

Exclusive: Iran Imports AK-103 Rifles from Russia
Iran imported AK-103’s from Russia, a modern generation of Kalashnikov assault rifles with 30-round magazines.
Certain units of the Iranian Armed Forces are going to be equipped with the new weapons.
The AK-103

Putin: Russian-Iranian co-op has already become strategic
Establishing a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran can give a strong impetus to expanding bilateral trade and investment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an

Putin sees great potential in cooperation with Azerbaijan, Iran
The development of trilateral partnership of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran has a major potential, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Azertac news agency.
"We see great potential in

South Korea’s KNOC in talks with Kazakhstan to drop oil field project
State-owned Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) is in talks with the Kazakhstan government to pull out of an oil field project due to disappointing exploration results, a KNOC spokesman

'Rouhani-Putin-Aliyev meeting to set in motion regional convergence'
Iranian Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Paka'ein asserts that the tripartite meeting between presidents of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan in Baku on August 8 will open a new chapter in regional

On the wings of Caucasian Black Grouse in Iran
“The Birds of Iran” is an important landmark and the best avian reference so far. Only 5,000 copies of the book were produced at the time (1975) and they had

Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan recognize importance of convention on status of Caspian Sea
Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan recognize the importance of the early adoption of convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, according to a draft declaration

Water level rises in Kura
Increase of water level has been observed in Kura River in the past few days.
The level of water in Giragkesemen settlement of Kura River increased by 12 cm on August 8. The water consumption holds 113m3/sec in

Russia, Iran Consider Rail Link to Snag Share of Suez Traffic
Russia and Iran agreed to strengthen transport connections, including a potential railway link through Azerbaijan that would aim to grab a share of the

Iran, Azerbaijan ink 6 MoUs in Baku
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan signed six memoranda of understanding in Baku on Sun. to further deepen ties between the two countries.
In the ceremony

Oil and Gas Drilling Threatens Little-Known but Unique Seal
The 20th century was not kind to the Caspian seal.
About 100 years ago, an estimated 1 million of these four-foot-long marine mammals swam the waters of the Caspian Sea, the world’s

Agreements reached by Azerbaijani, Russian, Iranian leaders to strengthen stability in region - Zarif
The agreements reached during the summit of Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian leaders will strengthen the stability in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said

'Rouhani-Putin-Aliyev meeting to set in motion regional convergence'
Iranian Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Paka'ein asserts that the tripartite meeting between presidents of Iran, Russia, and Azerbaijan in Baku on August 8 will open a new chapter in regional

Azerbaijan, Iran increased electricity swap
Azerbaijan and Iran have increased the swap of electricity by 2.5 times, Hamid Chitchian, Iran’s Energy Minister told Trend. He said that a new ETL (electrical transmission line) with the capacity of 330 kilowatt and

Putin: Trade, economic relations with Turkey to be discussed in autumn
Trade and economic relations with Turkey will be discussed in the autumn, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint press conference following the meeting with his Turkish counterpart

Russia searches for pragmatic solutions in the Caucasus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has put into play a reinvigorated diplomatic approach to resolving the longstanding crises involving the troubled states of the Caucasus.
Over the past week, Russian diplomacy has refocused its

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KMGI Deputy Director General Azamat Zhangulov talks to New Europe in an interview about his company’s investment in the Balkans region
Nine years ago, in the Balkans,

Trade between Russia & Iran surges 71 percent
With the lifting of sanctions, trade turnover between Moscow and Tehran has grown 70.9 percent in year-on-year terms, according to Russia's ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan.
Since international sanctions against Iran

Major rise seen in Russia’s trade with Iran
Russia says its trade with Iran has increased by 70.9 percent after the sanctions against the Islamic Republic were removed earlier this year.
Russia’s Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan was quoted

Zarif: Iran, Russia, Turkey should dialogue on regional challenges
As the Syrian army is tightening the noose around militants in the northern province of Aleppo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that Iran, Russia, and

Iran second largest supplier of Turkish gas demand
Despite the ongoing gas dispute between Tehran and Ankara, Iran has turned into the second largest exporter of gas to Turkey.
Notwithstanding the continuous gas dispute between Tehran and

Iran, Russia FMs discuss regional, international issues on phone
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, have held a phone conversation on issues of regional and international significance.
During the phone call, which was made

August 12 marks Day of Caspian Sea
August 12 marks the Day of the Caspian Sea, the largest land-locked body of water on earth.
The Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, also known as

CECO would benefit all Caspian littoral states
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has taken key steps toward the establishment of Caspian Economic Cooperation Organization.
Iran has been experiencing tense relations with some of her southern neighbors, especially with

Moscow, Baku ties based on “strong friendship”
Baku and Moscow considered topical issues of bilateral military and technical cooperation between the two, as well as problems of regional and international security.
The talks were held during the two-day visit of Russian Defense

Russian deputy FM: Russia, Iran, Turkey key to Syrian resolution
Now that Turkey has warmed relations with Russia and Iran with President Erdoğan meeting Russian President Putin and Iranian FM Zarif, the Russian deputy foreign minister said that the

All Caviar Is Expensive—but It’s Not All Sustainable
There’s a full moon rising tomorrow, Aug. 18, and it has a name. Known as the Sturgeon Moon, it marks the time when Native American tribes harvested those meaty, plentiful fish from

Russian university develops unique implants
National University of Science and Technology MISIS has developed a new method to produce ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene implants intended to replace bone tissue defects in humans and animals.
The new implant

Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran: New format for long-term partnership
On August 8, 2016 a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran took place in Baku.
A joint declaration was adopted to underline and affirm intent

Washington's Conundrum in Syria: Russia, Iran and China Team Up
hina’s recent announcement of an increase of its humanitarian support for the Syrian people and that it would provide additional training to the Syrian forces comes as a

Analysts: Strategic triangle of Russia-Iran-Turkey hardly on agenda
On the one hand, Russia is settling relations with Turkey and on the other, it expands relations with Iran
The current trend towards Russia’s cooperation with Iran, on the one hand, and the

Turkey and the Energy Transit Question
For foreign and security policy analysts, pipelines tend to be the entry point into the world of energy. Pipelines create dependencies between countries, pipelines stay for decades, and pipelines have a highly symbolic political value.
In

Russia Has no Plans to Deploy 'Full-Fledged Military Base in Iran'
Russia and Iran share a common strategic goal – to fight terrorism in Syria and Iraq. Moscow will not deploy a full-fledged military base in Iran but may use the

Iran's 'New' Karrar Tank: "One of the Most Advanced Tanks in the World"?
In March, Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan — Iran’s defense minister — claimed that a new, unseen Iranian tank called the Karrar “is one of the

Batumi to host 3rd International Black and Caspian Sea Transport Forum, Sept. 19-21
The 3rd International Black Sea and Caspian Sea Transport Forum will be held in Batumi City, the Republic of Georgia, on September 19-21, the event organizing committee said.
The

Socar Joins New Adriatic Pipe Project
Four western Balkans nations signed a memorandum of understanding with Azerbaijan state Socar on co-operation on building the Ionian Adriatic pipeline (IAP) on the sidelines of a Dubrovnik forum 25-26 August.
The

Iraq plans to sell oil through Iran if talks with Kurds fail
Iraq's government would consider selling crude through Iran should talks with the autonomous Kurdish region on an oil revenue-sharing agreement fail, a senior oil ministry official

Nojeh airbase; climax of Iran-Russia defense cooperation
Deploying Iran’s airbase by Russia Air Force to attack terrorist positions in Syria has been proved highly controversial, however, it indicates the close ties Iran and Russia hold countering terrorism

Foreign oil firms seek Caspian Sea exploratory contracts
Norwegian, British and Dutch companies have asked for permission to study Iran's oil and gas reserves in the Caspian Sea, a deputy at the National Iranian Oil Company said on Monday.

Turkmenistan seeks to deliver its hydrocarbons to West
Turkmenistan, an energy-rich Central Asian nation with abundant hydrocarbon reserves, is keen to diversify the routes of its gas export. Being the sixth in the world for the volume of natural gas reserves, the

Militarisation from Asia-Pacific to MENA
Today, the top of priority US foreign policy is the challenge of Chinese phenomenal rise in economics, trade, science, technology, military, paramilitary, cultural and geopolitical strength.
But incredible worries start creeping in

The future of Russian-Iranian cooperation in Syria
Moscow and Tehran appear to be united in their position on Syria, even if Russian military airstrikes may no longer be possible from bases within Iran.
Seventy-five years have passed since August 1941, when

Iran, Italy to coop. on Tehran-Chalus highway
Deputy road minister has announced Iran’s collaboration with an Italian company for the architectural design of Tehran-Chalus highway.
Speaking at a meeting with representatives of the Italian company responsible for

What's the future now for Turkish-Russian relations?
Turkey's renewal of ties with Russia represents an invigoration of its already existing "Eurasian direction" in foreign policy, including an outreach to Central Asia, India and China. It is a substitute for the failed

Europeans seek to work in Iranian sector of Caspian sea
Energy-rich Iran is currently in talks with companies from Norway, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, which have already expressed their willingness to work with Tehran on oil and gas

Weekly Overview: Caspian Sailaway; East-West Politics and the East Med
Weekly Overview: Caspian Sailaway; East-West Politics and the East Med
The sailaway of the first Shah Deniz jacket on time on September 1 from its Caspian Sea shipyard was marked by a

Baku Shopping Festival to be presented at World Shopping Tourism Summit in November
DAIR Hotels & Restaurants DAIR welcomed the package of Presidential Decrees aimed at the development of tourism in Azerbaijan.
According to DAIR, the Decrees laid the basis for

The rapprochement between Russia and Turkey keeps Europe dependent on Russian natural gas
After Russian-Turkish relationship aggravation and TurkStream idea termination Europe started to look for alternative solutions for getting natural gas. American liquid natural gas by tankers and the

Iran, Russia to boost Ruble-Rial swap
Vice chairman of Iran-Russian Chamber of Commerce has called for currency swap to further develop volume of the two countries' trade exchanges.
Ghadir Ghiafeh touched upon the banking cooperation agreement between

Russia Backs OPEC Deal With Wild Card for Iran’s Output
The latest chapter in the oil production freeze chatter saw Russia and Saudi Arabia issuing remarks about a possible deal, but while the Saudi foreign minister said that positions

What are Russia's objectives in the Middle East and in the Caspian?
August was a month of active Russian diplomacy in the Middle East and the Caspian region. A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev and

Eurasian security: from Baku to Moscow and beyond
A series of meetings in August between the leaders of the most influential states in the South Caucasus could have broad implications for the entire region.
On Aug. 8, Russian President Vladimir